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Studies

Wang et al. (2015): study CN 2012

Publication

Author(s):
Wang, H.; Cheng, Z.; Smyth, R.
Title:
Does Consuming More Make You Happier? Evidence from Chinese Panel Data.
Source:
Monash DOE Working Paper, 2015, No. 29, 1 - 26

Investigation

Public
18+ aged, general public, China, 2012
Survey name
CN-CFPS 2012
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 34447
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Are you satisfied with your life?
1  very dissatisfied
2
3
4
5  very satisfied

Labels of intermediate response options not reported
Classification:
O-SLu-u-sq-v-5-j
Author's label:
Happiness
Page in publication:
4
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
3.31 -
SD:
1.05 -